posted Feb 2, 2012 9:19 AM by Steve Dickie
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A Free Residential Summer CampA Free Residential Summer Camp for Science Teachers and High School Students on the campus of Michigan State University PAN 2012 is now taking applications until April 30! Planned dates are July 29 - August 3 for teachers, August 5 - 10 for students.
PAN is an outreach program at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)—one of the world's leading nuclear physics laboratories—located on the campus of Michigan State University. It is run by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), NSCL faculty and staff. We welcome students who have completed at least one year of high school and teachers (primarily high school physics or chemistry, though others have found the program useful).
A Free one-day workshopA Free one-day workshop on the campus of Michigan State University for teachers who want to teach more nuclear astrophysics Apply by February 29! This event will take place on April 14, 2012, from 8am-5pm in the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.
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posted Sep 9, 2011 1:36 AM by Steve Dickie
From Mary Mogge, Southern California Section Rep.
The 2012 Winter Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) will be February 4th - 8th at the Convention Center in Ontario California.
It should be a great meeting - and a great mid-winter break in Southern California. I'll be providing additional information from time to time as the dates get closer, but you might also want to bookmark the website listed below.
If you are planning to submit a contributed paper or poster, the deadline is October 3rd. For more details, including guidelines for preparing an abstract, go to the meeting webpage http://www.aapt.org/Conferences/wm2012/ Hope to see you all there. |
posted Sep 2, 2011 1:53 AM by Steve Dickie
Brad Ambrose has created a Facebook Group for the MIAAPT. If you're one Facebook you should join the group. This can be a great place to ask questions, get help, or even keep up on what the MIAAPT is doing.
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posted May 18, 2011 1:50 AM by Steve Dickie
Our Summer Newsletter is ready for download! Get it today to hear about two exciting physics workshops for the summer. The deadlines for application is this week (May 19th and May 20th)!
In addition to the workshops you can get a preview of the national sumer meeting where Drew Isola will be honored for his service to physics education.
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posted May 18, 2011 1:46 AM by Steve Dickie
Pontiac, MI - Physics
I will be retiring in June from Notre Dame Prep,1300 Giddings Rd.,Pontiac, MI 48340. Notre Dame Prep is a Catholic, college prep, co-ed, IB school and is now looking for a certified Physics teacher to replace me. The high school has an enrollment of 670 students. A letter of interest and resume can be sent to the principal: Fr. Joseph Hindelang His e-mail is jhindelang@ndpma.org
Mary Northerner mnortherner@ndpma.org marynortherner@yahoo.com
_____________________________ Dearborn, MI - Chemistry
One of our teachers is retiring this year from Divine Child High School, Dearborn, MI 48128. Divine Child High School is a Catholic high school centered in Gospel values and Christian tradition. The school is rooted in a long-standing tradition of excellence and in an educational partnership with students, parents and the community. We have 6.5 science teachers and typically have between 860 and 900 students. We're mainly looking for someone who is Chem/Bio certified who could transition into teaching AP Chemistry. I've convinced our department chair that we should also look at people who are certified for Chemistry and Physics. It would be nice to have someone who could pick up a section or two of Physics.
For more information you can contact me (Steve Dickie, falconphysics@gmail.com) or Mrs. Jude Ripley (ripley@divinechildhighschool.org) in our school office. |
posted Apr 27, 2011 6:09 AM by Steve Dickie
Advanced Physics and Mathematics Teacher - Plainwell Community Schools
• Valid Michigan secondary teaching certificate: DE and EX preferred; DX and EX will be • Training in or willingness to be trained in AP Physics preferred • Strong belief that all students can and will be successful • Strong knowledge of physics and mathematics content • Able to plan effective, engaging lessons and use data to plan and adjust instruction • Ability to interact positively and motivate students • Able to work with colleagues to improve student outcomes • Willing to accept responsibility for student learning
STARTING DATE: Start of the 2011-2012 School Yea Closing Date May 13th, 2011 For more details: |
posted Apr 27, 2011 6:08 AM by Steve Dickie
Cell Phone Physics Workshops This summer there will be two different Cell Phone Workshops run by Mark Davids. They will run June 21-22 on the east side of Michigan and August 25-26 on the West side of the state: This innovative program combines traditional topics of vibrations and waves, sound and light, e & m, and digital communications. The program is aligned with the national science standards. Each teacher will receive a complete classroom set of equipment and materials ($1,900 value). We have trained over 150 teachers from 7 states in the past five years.
Contact Mark Davids markdavids@frontier.com for workshop details and application form. Deadline for applications is May 19. ___________________________ Modeling Physics Workshop Michigan teachers have priority, but out-of-state teachers can participate if space is available.
Dates: June 23-July 15, 2011 (no class July 4th or 5th) Content: mechanics Peer leaders: Don Pata, Laura Ritter Location: Royal Oak: Oakland Technical Center Cost: $100 (Participants can get graduate credits or CEUs for an additional fee)
Information and application: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/modelingphysics Contact Laura Ritter LRitter77@gmail.com 734-649-7039
Workshop is also described at http://www.ptec.org/pd/detail.cfm?ID=3995 |
posted Mar 10, 2011 9:14 AM by Steve Dickie
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All who are planning to attend the
meeting are also encouraged to contribute presentations on favorite physics
demonstrations, classroom experiences, teaching experiments (i.e., teaching a familiar topic with a
“new twist”), and ongoing projects in teaching or scholarship. Presentations at the meeting may take
on a variety of forms, including the following:
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Oral
Presentations may be formal (i.e., Powerpoint) or informal. Engaging presentations, including those
that are interactive with the audience, are always highly encouraged. Oral presentations are limited to 15
minutes each, including follow-up questions and discussion.
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Workshops for high school teachers college faculty form an
integral part of every meeting.
Workshops, usually 2 or 3 hours long, will likely be scheduled for the
afternoon and/or evening of Friday (April 15)as well as for Saturday morning?
(April 16).Unless announced ahead of time by the presenter(s), workshop
registration takes place on a “walk-in” basis.
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Poster
Presentations are welcome especially if you wish
to share teaching ideas or apparatus for which the time constraints might not
work for an oral presentation.
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